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Towards an Accurate Identification of Pyloric Neuron Activity with VSDi (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
dos Santos, F., Andras, P., & Lam, K. (2017). Towards an Accurate Identification of Pyloric Neuron Activity with VSDi. In Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning – ICANN 2017 (121-128). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68600-4_15

Voltage-sensitive dye imaging (VSDi) which enables simultaneous optical recording of many neurons in the pyloric circuit of the stomatogastric ganglion is an important technique to supplement electrophysiological recordings. However, utilising the te... Read More about Towards an Accurate Identification of Pyloric Neuron Activity with VSDi.

Improve deep learning with unsupervised objective (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, S., Huang, K., Zhang, R., & Hussain, A. (2017). Improve deep learning with unsupervised objective. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70087-8_74

We propose a novel approach capable of embedding the unsupervised objective into hidden layers of the deep neural network (DNN) for preserving important unsupervised information. To this end, we exploit a very simple yet effective unsupervised method... Read More about Improve deep learning with unsupervised objective.

Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ryan, F. V. C., Cruickshank, P., Hall, H., & Lawson, A. (2017, October). Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective. Presented at Annual Meeting of The Association for Information Science & Technology, Washington D.C., US

The research presented in this poster is concerned with the ways in which people use information to build identities for themselves online with reference to the themes of personal reputation management. To date these two themes have been under-explor... Read More about Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective.

A multiresolution approach to the extraction of the pyloric rhythm (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
dos Santos, F., Andras, P., & Lam, K. (2017, July). A multiresolution approach to the extraction of the pyloric rhythm. Presented at 2017 40th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Barcelona, Spain

This paper describes our work toward the development of a computationally robust methodology to identify the pyloric neurons in the stomatogastric ganglion of Cancer pagurus using voltage-sensitive dye imaging. The multi-resolution signal decompositi... Read More about A multiresolution approach to the extraction of the pyloric rhythm.

Assessing timber quality. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at 1st National Forestry and Aboriculture Student Conference, Moulton College, Moulton, Northamptonshire

Presentation about technology for assessing timber quality, at the Royal Forestry Society Future Foresters Technology Day (1st National Forestry and Aboriculture Student Conference)

Assessing timber quality (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at Royal Forestry Society Future Technology Conference, Moulton College, Northants

The use of technology for assessing and monitoring timber quality in the forest and at harvesting

SmoothMoves: smooth pursuits head movements for augmented reality. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abreu Esteves, A., Verweij, D., Suraiya, L., Islam, R., Lee, Y., & Oakley, I. (2017, October). SmoothMoves: smooth pursuits head movements for augmented reality. Presented at 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology

SmoothMoves is an interaction technique for augmented reality (AR) based on smooth pursuits head movements. It works by computing correlations between the movements of on-screen targets and the user’s head while tracking those targets. The paper pres... Read More about SmoothMoves: smooth pursuits head movements for augmented reality..

CymaSense: a novel audio-visual therapeutic tool for people on the autism spectrum. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGowan, J., Leplâtre, G., & McGregor, I. (2017, October). CymaSense: a novel audio-visual therapeutic tool for people on the autism spectrum. Presented at Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility - ASSETS '17

Music Therapy has been shown to be an effective intervention for clients with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that can affect people in a number of ways. This paper presents a study evaluating the use of a mul... Read More about CymaSense: a novel audio-visual therapeutic tool for people on the autism spectrum..

Performance Evaluation of a Fragmented Secret Share System (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ukwandu, E., Buchanan, W. J., & Russell, G. (2017, June). Performance Evaluation of a Fragmented Secret Share System. Presented at 2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment (Cyber SA)

There are many risks in moving data into public storage environments, along with an increasing threat around large-scale data leakage. Secret sharing scheme has been proposed as a keyless and resilient mechanism to mitigate this, but scaling through... Read More about Performance Evaluation of a Fragmented Secret Share System.

A New Weight based Rotating Clustering Scheme for WSNs (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Essa, A., Al-Dubai, A. Y., Romdhani, I., & Esriaftri, M. A. (2017). A New Weight based Rotating Clustering Scheme for WSNs. In 2017 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISNCC.2017.8072000

Although energy efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) has been investigated widely, it is still a challenging dilemma. Clustering mechanisms are among the most widely recommended approaches to sustaining a network throughout its lifetime. Des... Read More about A New Weight based Rotating Clustering Scheme for WSNs.

Multimedia Performance Installation with Virtual Reality (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, C. (2017). Multimedia Performance Installation with Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the 2017 International Computer Music Conference (347-350)

This paper presents an interdisciplinary approach for incorporating computer music and virtual reality (VR) practices into a multimedia performance installation. The approach makes use of the complete surrounding virtual environment made available by... Read More about Multimedia Performance Installation with Virtual Reality.

MyoSpat: A hand-gesture controlled system for sound and light projections manipulation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Donato, B., Dooley, J., Hockman, J., Bullock, J., & Hall, S. (2017). MyoSpat: A hand-gesture controlled system for sound and light projections manipulation. In Proceedings of the 2017 International Computer Music Conference (335-340)

We present MyoSpat, an interactive system that enables performers to control sound and light projections through hand-gestures. MyoSpat is designed and developed using the Myo armband as an input device and Pure Data (Pd) as an audiovisual engine. Th... Read More about MyoSpat: A hand-gesture controlled system for sound and light projections manipulation.

A framework for data security in cloud using collaborative intrusion detection scheme (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nagar, U., Nanda, P., He, X., & Tan, Z. (. (2017, October). A framework for data security in cloud using collaborative intrusion detection scheme. Presented at Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks - SIN '17, Jaipur, India

Cloud computing offers an on demand, elastic, global network access to a shared pool of resources that can be configured on user demand. It offers a unique pay-as-you go feature which is based on measured usage and can be compared to other utility se... Read More about A framework for data security in cloud using collaborative intrusion detection scheme.

Insider threat detection using principal component analysis and self-organising map (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moradpoor, N., Brown, M., & Russell, G. (2017, October). Insider threat detection using principal component analysis and self-organising map. Presented at Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks - SIN '17, India

An insider threat can take on many aspects. Some employees abuse their positions of trust by disrupting normal operations, while others export valuable or confidential data which can damage the employer's marketing position and reputation. In additio... Read More about Insider threat detection using principal component analysis and self-organising map.

Should we teach from materials developed with corpus linguistics? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Richards, K., & Pilcher, N. (2016, October). Should we teach from materials developed with corpus linguistics?. Presented at IATEFL ESP SIG International Conference , Athens, Greece

In our presentation for the IATEFL ESP-SIG in Athens our intention was to create ‘wobble’ and genuine dialogue around the issue of the importance of ‘context’ in relation to corpus linguistics. We believe we failed to achieve this, as illustrated by... Read More about Should we teach from materials developed with corpus linguistics?.

For Flux Sake: The Confluence of Socially- and Biologically-Inspired Computing for Engineering Change in Open Systems (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitt, J., & Hart, E. (2017, September). For Flux Sake: The Confluence of Socially- and Biologically-Inspired Computing for Engineering Change in Open Systems. Presented at 2017 IEEE 2nd International Workshops on Foundations and Applications of Self* Systems (FAS*W)

This position paper is concerned with the challenge of engineering multi-scale and long-lasting systems, whose operation is regulated by sets of mutually-agreed, conventional rules. The core of the problem is that there are multiple, inter-dependent... Read More about For Flux Sake: The Confluence of Socially- and Biologically-Inspired Computing for Engineering Change in Open Systems.

Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2017). Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications. In 2017 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). https://doi.org/10.1109/apwc.2017.8062256

Recently, great interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic wave propagation from microwave to optical frequencies, has been emerged. Artificial sheet materials with sub-wavelength thickness, meta-surfaces, have been applied to control w... Read More about Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications.

Smart specialisation strategies in the post-linear era of research and innovation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Deakin, M., Mora, L., & Reid, A. (2017, October). Smart specialisation strategies in the post-linear era of research and innovation. Presented at 10th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development

Smart specialisation can be considered an entrepreneurial discovery process which makes it possible to identify where regions can benefit from specialising in specific areas of science and technology. The European Commission suggests the development... Read More about Smart specialisation strategies in the post-linear era of research and innovation.